Gallop Amps
I was at a friend’s 50th birthday Saturday night in PA, and one of his best friends flew in and surprised him from Las Vegas. Nice friend. Don Gallop is a church planter, something I respect highly. And as his tent making, he builds custom, one-off amps. As we talked more, I realized this guy [...]
Right Place, God’s Time
Friday night I was sitting on the couch editing video. We’d just tucked the kids in, front porch light off, door locked. Then someone knocked. I opened the door to find an elderly man in cammo. A little strange, but not the first time. “My sister’s gone,” he said, bewildered. At first I was worried [...]
Sprig Dreams Coming True
Listening to my dad dream inside Sprig Studios is pretty amazing. Watching it coming to life in real time is even more so. We’re right in the middle of build out again, this time with the end in sight. Lights getting ordered, flooring finishes being assigned, and new equipment getting ready for purchase. ch:
Reset
Jenny and I are tucked away from the world. It’s a wonderful feeling. My iPhone is sitting on my bedroom bookshelf back home, enjoying the “off” position. And my brain is relishing the rare state of doing nothing. No demands, no questions, no missions. Just answering How long do I want to sleep? And Where [...]
Redline Conference 2013
Here are a few images captured during Redline Conference this weekend. For those of us fortunate enough to have been there, our lives will never be the same because of King Jesus. ch:
Behind Every Soul
Behind every soul is a person. And behind every person coming to the moment of surrendering their heart to the lordship of Jesus is someone who’s prepared the ground. I’m so proud of this team pictured above. Today at New Life, we had 1,300 people come through our doors, and more people flooding the front [...]
Two New TV Ads from New Life Media
Very proud of two new television ads that New Life Media just put together for two of our clients. I love being able to make beautiful things for our clients, and change peoples’ perception of our region. Second-rate is not acceptable, and cultures that value beauty value life. If something is worth doing, it’s worth [...]
YouTube Videos from Rex’Quix
Today we had the incredible privilege of heading up into the mountains over 5,000 feet and visiting a home which is used weekly for church. The husband and wife, Reginaldo “Canche” and Luky, clear out the few possessions they have and preach the Gospel to those that live in the Mayan village of Rex’quix. Despite [...]
Inn Ministries: How $25 Changed Our Lives
I’m writing this from the kitchen table inside one of The Inn’s guest homes here in San Cristobel, Guatemala. Tucked away in the mountains, a cool evening breeze is wafting through the windows, which are continually left open; a light rain is falling outside, accented by spats of lighting and rolling thunder; and the smell [...]
Guat.Hop
Our hop over to Guatemala has been eye-opening, heart-breaking and awe-inspiring. Beautiful people. Breathtaking country. Rich history. Gut-wrenching abuse. Life-long Christ-commitment. Sacrificial love. Today, Pastor Joseph Gilchrist and I had the unprecedented honor of sharing Biblical truths on sex with one-thousand public high school students. The Superintendant of Schools allowed 3 grades to fill a [...]
Life Office
How Tech Has Created A New Kind of Work Space Much like Starbucks purported itself to be the new Third Space, attempting to replace “home, office, church” with “home, office, Starbucks,” (finding it at least a little ironic that now some churches serve Starbucks), and that storytellers try and hide the Fourth Plane, that of [...]
Sitting On Top of The World
For who do you know that really knows you, knows your heart? And even if they did, is there anything they would discover in you that you could take credit for? Isn’t everything you have and everything you are sheer gifts from God? So what’s the point of all this comparing and competing? You already [...]
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#chinahop pics
A handful of images from my first two days serving the amazing leaders of the underground campus movement. [Locations, names and keywords withheld]. ch:
